The Book of WillRegional Premiere
By Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Rebecca Greene Udden

Main Street Theater -
Rice Village
2540 Times Blvd.

Performances
September 22 – October 21, 2018

Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays - 7:30pm
Sundays - 3:00pm

Please note: no outside food/snacks are allowed at the theater. You may purchase concessions at the show.

After Shakespeare’s death, his plays were pirated, performed and published in inaccurate and clumsy versions. Henry Condell and John Heminges, loyal friend and actors in Shakespeare’s company, the King’s Men, are determined to preserve the true versions of the plays and compile the First Folio, recapturing the words that shaped their lives. Their families join them in what is truly a labor of love, for they’ll have to borrow, beg, and band together to make it happen. Guided by a sense of genuine loyalty, admiration, and what really matters in life, this determined lot will stop at nothing to assemble Shakespeare’s Folio.

“THE BOOK OF WILL…unequivocally announces Gunderson as a playwright with whom to be reckoned. It is, quite frankly, one of the best plays I have ever seen. It will bring tears of both laughter and sorrow to all but the most jaded audience member’s eyes. It is, in a word, a triumph.” — Boulder Weekly (CO)

“[Gunderson] has peopled the stage with lively, historically based characters... She paints a vivid portrait of the times in language sometimes formal, sometimes poetic and often...contemporary... [THE BOOK OF WILL] serves as homage to those who sacrificed to make the first folio happen and to Shakespeare’s magnificent words.” — Westword (Denver, CO)